Question

The nurse is teaching an inservice program to a group of nurses on the topic of children diagnosed with sickle cell anemia. The nurses in the group make the following statements. Which statement is most accurate regarding sickle cell anemia?a) "Males are much more likely to have the disease than females."b) "The trait or the disease is seen in one generation and skips the next generation."c) "If the trait is inherited from both parents the child will have the disease."d) "The disease is most often seen in individuals of Asian decent."

Answer 1

c. "If the trait is inherited from both parents the child will have the disease."

Step-by-step explanation:

When the trait or disease is inherited from both parents (homozygous state), the child has sickle cell anemia disease, and anemia develops. The trait does not skip generations as described in option B.

The trait occurs most commonly in African Americans not in asian decent. Either sex can have the trait and disease.